Department of Earth Sciences - Meteorology

Research, Activities and News

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Our own Millersville Prof of Meteorology, Dr. Rich Clark, has Been elected the president-Elect for AMS!

Dr. Richard Clark is now the President-elect of the American Meteorological Society. Clark is a Fellow of the AMS and was previously elected to Council (2008-11) as well as the UCAR Board of Trustees (2009-2015).  Learn more about Dr. Clark's Win as President Elect of the AMS >> Congratulations, Dr. Clark!

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2020 Student Awards and Achievement

Three meteorology students, Adam Weiner, Chad Wiley, and Benjamin Fellman, (clockwise from upper left), have received several awards in recent months. Adam Weiner is the recipient of the 2020 A. G. Breidenstine Award for the "most outstanding thesis", 2020 Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship, and a 2020 Portz Scholar.Adam Weiner is also the recipient of the Tim Samaras Memorial Scholarship in Research Meteorology award and the first student from Millersville University to be awarded this scholarship, which includes an academic stipend for his final year of undergraduate study and partial funding to attend the 2019 Severe Storms and Doppler Radar Conference in Ankeny, Iowa where the award was presented.Chad Wiley is the recipient of the 2019 Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship. Ben Fellman is also a recipient of the 2019 Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship and a 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-America Division II Men's At-Large Third Team. Read more about these outstanding achievements here >>

Read more about Adam's achievement >>

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Three Meteorology Students Awarded Hollings Scholarship

Three sophomores, Robert Commodari, Cameron Gonteski, and Elijah Crisden, received the Hollings Scholarship, which provides undergraduate students academic assistance (up to $9,500 per year) for two years of full-time study and a 10-week, full-time paid ($700/week) internship at a NOAA facility during the summer. This outstanding recognition marks the second consecutive year that Millersville students have earned this prestigious award. Last year, two Marauders, Benjamin Fellman and Chad Wiley, received the award. Only about 120 students are chosen each year from across the country and 75% of Hollings scholar alumni have pursued a graduate degree. Read more >>

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Students Continue Issuing Campus Weather Service Forecasts Remotely During COVID-19 Crisis

The C19 crisis hasn't stopped the weather, nor has it halted our  meteorology students from learning the art and science of forecasting. This photo shows six of our students working from home...issuing Lancaster-area forecasts three times per day, under the mentorship of WIC Director Horst.

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Highlight Video of MU Meteorology Research Opportunities

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MU Students Attend 100TH AMS Conference IN BOSTON

A record number of Millersville meteorology students and graduate students in the MSISA program attended the 100^th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society in Boston, MA. Many students presented their research and used the event to network.

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Space Weather Group Conducts First High-Altitude Balloon Measurements

A small group of meteorology majors, known as the Space Weather Group, conducted a maiden launch of a balloon carrying a payload of instruments for measuring X-rays, Gamma rays, and UV rays, as well as a radiosonde for collecting weather data. The balloon carried its payload to an altitude of 103,000 feet... Read more >>

Millersville Student Balances School and Job as an On-air Meteorologist

Read more about Caitlin Westerholm's balance of school and her job here